Does this work with keeping a room from smelling like cigarette smoke?
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While I'm not a smoker, my son is. It will take a minute or two to clear the air, but the tobacco smell will shortly go away. As noted in my review I'm very pleased with the HB and suggest adding the 3M Filtrete to the installed filter if you have allergy problems. For the money, the HB is a very good buy! I hope this helps you.
39594
It absolutely does NOT work for cigarette smoke. The room I use it in occasionally has secondhand smoke from the neighbors and this machine will not remove the odor. At best you can hope it will pick up a little stray smoke particles if the smoke is particularly thick. You will need to buy a true HEPA air purifier with a dedicated filter with lots of activated carbon (I think charcoal is one option). This product is not true HEPA - it's just a cheap alternative since you don't need to buy disposable filters every few months.
39595
Sorry, couldn't say. Neither my wife or I are smokers (I'm not sure about the cat!).
39596
I honestly don't know. ...We are non-smokers. It's worth a try though! But cigarette smoke gets into eeeeverything...carpet, curtains, furniture, clothes. Thus, it may help with filtering the air a bit but depending on where the smoke smell has accumulated, it may be a losing battle.
39597
Non-smoker, so can't answer, I think this unit is not strong enough for cigarette smoke...
39598
I added a washable carbon filter to this, which fits perfectly in front of the filter it comes with, and it has made a huge difference in the tobacco smoke odor both in our living room and my adult daughter's bedroom. It takes a little longer if there is more than one smoker in the house, but definitely helps. I'm buying another to put in our bedroom.
39599
i dont smoke so i do not no but i realy could not tell if it worked or not as no difference. i bought because of allergies
606992
We do not allow smoking in the house, therefore we have not tested it against this capability. I can check the instruction manual tonight but my recollection is that it will not. I hope that helped.
209093
If you meant "bad" smoking smell, I would say "yes" it works to eradicate smoking smell from the air. My father smokes and unless I'm right in his presence when he's doing it, I don't smell it. I would say "yes." In general, yes, it works well for that. Pet smells, too, by the way. I have a dog, it doesn't smell in her room. Cuts down on the dust all through the (small) house. I'm glad I invested in one!
105467
It does reduce cigarette smoke a bit. However; I would suggest the best method to deal with lingering smoke odors is using a duct cleaning service every other year and shampooing carpets.
1461385
I'm an x smoker and this question is a great one. Unfortunately this won't work for deleting the cigarette smoke or smell. You would have to have it up to your face and carry it around with you when you smoked. For it to work it has to be almost directly infront of the sorce. Its not made for what you're looking for, not a lot of things are. Trust me, I've been through what you're going through and know. Good luck.
840965
I am not sure. We use it in the room with our guinea pigs. My mom used it for a dead mouse smell and it helped with that offensive odor so I would think it would help with cigarette odor.
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For me, it completely gets rid of the cigarette smoke in my closet coming from a neighbors who is a chronic smoker on the first floor. I live on the third floor and the smoke permeates the entire building, including the units on the opposite side of the building. I was afraid I would have to use the ozone feature, but surprisingly, I use every feature but the ozone 24/7 and it works beautifully. I do use the ozone feature, periodically, but I seal off the door with duct tape while I run it for a day, and then turn it off when I go to bed. It seems to keep moths out of my closet, too. I plan on purchasing another unit for my main living area. For me, it completely gets rid of the cigarette smoke in my closet coming from a neighbors who is a chronic smoker on the first floor. I live on the third floor and the smoke permeates the entire building, including the units on the opposite side of the building. I was afraid I would have to use the ozone feature, but surprisingly, I use every feature but the ozone 24/7 and it works beautifully. I do use the ozone feature, periodically, but I seal off the door with duct tape while I run it for a day, and then turn it off when I go to bed. It seems to keep moths out of my closet, too. I plan... » Read More For me, it completely gets rid of the cigarette smoke in my closet coming from a neighbors who is a chronic smoker on the first floor. I live on the third floor and the smoke permeates the entire building, including the units on the opposite side of the building. I was afraid I would have to use the ozone feature, but surprisingly, I use every feature but the ozone 24/7 and it works beautifully. I do use the ozone feature, periodically, but I seal off the door with duct tape while I run it for a day, and then turn it off when I go to bed. It seems to keep moths out of my closet, too. I plan on purchasing another unit for my main living area. « Show Less
1666117
No experience with such things, but seriously doubt that anything but a 'clean room' at medical or manufacturing facility could clean the sorry fumes of burning tobacco. Ask your smoking neighbors to move, or consider the same for yourself.
176164
unfortunately, no. this isn't an air freshner but a personal purifier. I'll tell you what it does help with. My co-worker is a HEAVY smoker and when she comes back from her smoke break, this purifier helps me to not smell the tobacco that lingers on her. It helps when someone wears too much perfume too.
1308520
My husband smokes, and the one that seems to work the best for us is the Odor Elimination filter. It's got yellow packaging.
1622454
Yes but it helps to keep your room under 50% humidity. works very well-I have allergies and have my asthma under control but really helps.
262568
I personally have not used it in an indoor situation but a friend of ours used it to remove a smoke smell from and jacket and he said it worked. Hope this helps.
1882932
Unlike a "vent," this wouldn't remove the smoke from the kitchen or filter out cooking smells; it would just move the smoke to another part of the room. Probably not what you have in mind.
1919540
Smoke detectors: Yes, but it takes ALOT of smoke to cause that, have fans circulating air in the room and it will help it keep from building up. No to the sticky residue, that mostly depends upon the solution you are using. Stick with the recommended fog and you should be fine, same for food.
284784
A number of years ago I used it on a mattress from a smoker's home. It took out the smoke smell right away.
316038
I believe so. Smoke detectors detect tiny particulates in the air. Paint and varnish smells have been known to set them off.
553978
Not really. It's designed to remove allergens. The air goes into the purifier and heats up to 400 degrees to kill spores, bacteria other living organisms. It won't filter smoke.